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Classroom iPad use encourages innovation, reading with ease
The iPad, with it's ease of use and touch-screen technology, is catching on as a classroom tool at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Four honored for first-year student work
The Center for the First-Year Experience (CFYE) honored the accomplishments of four individuals who have worked to improve the campus for new students during the Friday, Nov. 11 First-Year Conference.
City clerk to run mock UW election Nov. 15
The Madison City Clerk's Office and Associated Students of Madison will simulate an election on Tuesday, Nov. 15, to register student voters and determine how the recent changes in state elections law will affect voting on campus.
Trip aimed at advancing goal of UW–Madison presence in China
Representatives of the University of Wisconsin–Madison have returned to China this week, where they are seeking to expand the university's engagement and move toward the goal of creating a physical UW–Madison presence there.
UW exposition examines high-tech mapping
The UW–Madison campus will bring together experts from around Wisconsin on Wednesday, Nov. 16 to show off the latest in technologies and projects that utilize high-tech mapping tools called geographic information systems (GIS).
International programming competition at Epic
Teams from at least three Wisconsin universities - the University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Wisconsin-Parkside and Milwaukee School of Engineering - will test their computer programming skills and mental endurance Saturday, Nov. 12 at Epic Systems in Verona in the regional round of the "Battle of the Brains," the IBM-sponsored ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest.
Michael Bell named director of UW–Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems
Environmental sociologist Michael Bell has been named director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS), a multi-disciplinary research and outreach program that focuses on developing sustainable production and marketing strategies for small to medium-sized agricultural and food enterprises.
Biochemist Har Gobind Khorana, whose UW work earned the Nobel Prize, dies
Biochemist Har Gobind Khorana, who received the Nobel Prize for research he conducted while at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, died Wednesday, Nov. 9 in Concord, Mass. at age 89.
November food drive unites campus against hunger
For several years, the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Office of Visitor & Information Programs (VIP) has coordinated the NBC15 "Share Your Holidays" food drive for families in need.
Popular UW–Madison program for first-year students continues to grow
The FIG program is a popular option among freshmen that integrates coursework in a specific focus area with a social experience. Typically, a FIG consists of about 20 students who enroll in the same three classes, forming a core group of students who meet several times each week and become a support network throughout the crucial first year of college.
Forums set to hear research compliance experiences
The Faculty Senate’s Research, Safety and Compliance Oversight Committee will hold a series of forums to hear from faculty and staff on their experiences with research oversight.
School of Education marks American Education Week Nov. 14-18
The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education will honor some of its very best scholars during an American Education Week 2011 program primarily dedicated to its retiring faculty, distinguished alumni and partner teachers during the week of Nov. 14-18.
Satellite technology enables rapid, accurate mapping of forest harvest in upper Midwest
Using satellite images, Mutlu Ozdogan, an assistant professor of forest and wildlife ecology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is automatically generating maps showing where trees have been harvested in the form of clear-cut areas over five-year intervals.
Major study returns to probe mid-life, recession-related harm
The deepest economic downturn since the Great Depression is a prime research opportunity for "Midlife in the United States," a long-running and expansive study of the interplay between social and psychological factors and physical health.
Forum focuses on storing spent nuclear fuel
Not all of the fallout from last March's disaster at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was radioactive. There was also considerable policy fallout, as the crisis caused many to rethink the safety of nuclear power.
Faculty Senate urges state to reduce proposed budget lapse
The Faculty Senate Monday passed a resolution in support of public funding for higher education, calling on Gov. Scott Walker and the state Legislature to reduce the budget cut targeted at the UW System.
UW professors honored by American Chemical Society
Four University of Wisconsin–Madison professors have won awards from the American Chemical Society (ACS) in recognition of research excellence. They will be honored at a ceremony next March at the society’s 243rd national meeting in San Diego.